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1. All those modern ships are spread out between 3 different fleets, the vast majority of the PLAN is made of obsolete ships (the Type 51 Luda Class Destroyer for example, the most numerous class of destroyer in the PLAN navy is severely out of date as it possess very limited AA and ASW...

The Chinese won't be getting a carrier any time soon. Right now, they can't even protect a future PLAN carrier.

C-130J has issues with software integration, and with the FBW controls, so I won't be declaring that it works. Even the Brits are complaining about the issues with their C-130J's, software wise. The RR AE2100 engine are also not as reliable as the older Allison T-56. On top of that, the engines...

I think PWC dumped the engined they proposed. Also, Pratt has burned Airbus severely in the past with their projects. Take the Airbus A318 airliner. Airbus originally sourced the primary engine for it from Pratt (the PW6000), but Pratt ran into difficulties with the design, as it burned way more...

Americans? They get their LAV's over using their own strategic lifters, mainly. Everyone else? Hitch a ride on an American lifter or charter Russian/Ukrainian heavy lifters. Canada won't be first in line to be receiving the A400M if we make a purchase now. First flight is again anticipated in...

That got canned when the Liberals got kicked out of office. I expect a future competition between C-130J and A400M when the rest of the C-130 fleet needs to be replaced.

I should have meant flying by then (Airbus has a schedule to fly the A400M in January 2008). C-130J can't carry a LAV III, the premier CF land vehicle in any state of combat readyness (we have to pull the turret, remove all ammo and bolt on armour to get it to fit in a C-130 and within the...

http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/05/30/Navigation/190/206931/EADS+proposes+maritime+variant+of+Airbus+A319+with+bomb+bay+doors+for.html How it will look like: This can get interesting. May also provide a worthy western competitor the P-8 MMA when we get around to replacing our Aurora...

Regarding the engine: Airbus has started static testing on the engines. The Europrop engine was run for the first time integrated with its Avio gearbox and Ratier-Figeac eight-bladed propeller in Feb this year. Further testing will commence on a modified C-130 being prepared by Marshall...

The C-130K is acutally a modified C-130H for the UK, as aesop mentions. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-130k.htm

It is written in my notes, but I am thumbing through my bibliography to find the book. Edit: Found a couple of books that are in my bibliography that fit the bill: Middleton, Drew. Submarine: The Ultimate Naval Weapon – Its Past, Present & Future. Chicago, Illinois, United States of America...

It is a definition straight out of a book that I read a while ago while doing a research project. I will see if I can flip through my notes and see which book it was.

By definition a corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate. Today, they are between what a patrol vessels and frigates are in both size and capability, compared to what they were before. That means some minor air defence, anti-ship weapons, and light ASW...

C-130 is also an ageing design. I don't think Lockheed will further develop C-130 beyond the current J model. A400M has more future potential as it is a new clean sheet design. I think we should do a UK: purchase C-17's for true strategic lift and purchase A400M as a more capable C-130 replacement.

So turn a few of the Griffons into light observation helo's (like the old Kiowa's) and sell the rest off to help fund a proper medium/heavy lift helo?

Your going to sell a demostration team? With all the personnel as well?  ;) (I jest, I know you meant the Tutors, although they probally aren't worth much, perhaps as scrap metal) Griffons, I can see selling like hotcakes, they are Bell Model 412 helos, very popular in the commerical market...

Reminds me of a story where German soldiers were issued Meth and other drugs during World War II to "enhance" their combat performance.

There are a couple of posts around here that address the issues you mentioned: http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/37307.0.html Parts are from a VW Rabbit car, and those are plentiful in scrapyards (go figure).

You called and you are correct. I am retracting most of my statements. I was pre-occupied by writing a report while writing that.

The People's Armed Police are just that: armed paramilitary police. Regular police officers (Ministry of Public Security officers) in China except for the PAP are normally not equiped with guns. The PAP's primary mission is internal security. Such units guard government buildings at all levels...